Punk rock
News: The Maggie Pills Announce Upcoming Album & Drop New Track
The Maggie Pills drop ‘Hope Is A Risk’ – title track of album out in June.
News: Trophy Eyes return with reflective new single ‘Blue Eyed Boy’
Australian punk rockers Trophy Eyes are back with new single, ‘Blue Eyed Boy’, a track particularly close to home. Trophy Eyes’ John Floreani says the song “was written about a trip I took back to my hometown. One friend in particular, maybe my best friend, had recently moved back and regressed into their old ways. I’d mourned the …
News: Bad//Dreems announce date for fourth long-player, along with new ‘stream-of-consciousness’ video clip for single, See You Tomorrow
Adelaide indie rock & rollers, Bad//Dreems have unleashed their latest single onto the internet and airwaves, and it sees the band doing what they know best…..belting out at full throttle. The song is largely built around frontman and lead vocalist, Ben Marwe letting fly with a chain of thought that is underpinned by the slashing …
News & Album Review: Civic release blistering sophomore album, Taken By Force
The really, really good news is that guitar-based, garage-punk rock is not dead, and Melbourne band, Civic are at the forefront of a movement which is showing that it is well-and-truly alive and kicking. ‘Taken By Force’, their follow up long-player to debut, ‘Future Forecast’, sees the band (Jim McCullough [vocals], Lewis Hodgson [guitar], Roland …
Live Review + Gallery: A Swayze & The Ghosts bring the roof down as they rock Altar in nipaluna/Hobart 16.12.2022
It felt like an eternity since A Swayze & The Ghosts had played (or at least, it did for me). Covid-19 has delayed the inevitable rise of one of Tasmania’s finest alternative exports, with the band having had to take the same extended break from touring, writing and recording that most other artists have. However, …
Album Review: Newcastle punk quartet, These New South Whales explode on self-titled third release
Three years on from sophomore release, I Just Do What God Tells Me To Do, the third full-length release from These New South Whales delivers in spades. The multi-faceted chameleons of Australian punk/post-punk have grown their signature sound, with the schedule of pre-release singles from the album giving a tasty sampler of the album’s full …
Gallery: Glitoris and Dane Blacklock and The Preacher’s Daughter at The Tote 18.11.2022
Glitoris returned to The Tote in Melbourne on 18 November, 2022 fresh out of the studio recording their new album ‘Sophomore’ with Anna Laverty. Supported by very special guests Dane Blacklock and the Preacher’s Daughter. View the galleries of the show below. Dane Blacklock and the Preacher’s Daughter gallery below.
Interview: We Speak To Sam Quartin of the Bobby Lees
Sam Quartin of the Bobby Lees speaks to Backseat Downunder.
Live Gallery: False Heads – The Grand Social, Dublin 05.10.2022
London’s rock/punk outfit False Heads played a blistering set in support of their album Sick Moon only released last month. Support on the night came from Belfast/Antrim indie rock boys Red Eye Pariah & Dublin grunge lads Strangers With Guns both bands warming the audience up nicely.
News: Samian release new single ‘Lights out Little Hustler’
Berkeley, California- Punk rock legends Samiam have announced signing to Pure Noise Records and today, released single “Lights Out Little Hustler”, their first in over 10 years. The song also features additional vocals from Hot Water Music’s Chris Wollard. “Lights Out Little Hustler is about becoming emotionally detached and creating obstacles to keep people from being close to …